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  • Title: An unusual presentation of hydrochloric acid ingestion: a mystery unraveled.
    Author: Ganapathy VP, Das RR, Chinnakkannan S, Panda SS.
    Journal: Pediatr Emerg Care; 2015 Mar; 31(3):207-8. PubMed ID: 25738240.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: Unintentional acid ingestion is less commonly encountered than alkali ingestion. The injury develops for hours to days after ingestion and often results in progressively increasing difficulty in airway management. However, gastric perforation is rare. CASE: A 3-year-old boy presented to us with an orotonsillopharyngeal membrane and severe upper airway obstruction. Subsequently, he was diagnosed with a case of gastric perforation due to unintentional hydrochloric acid ingestion. He was treated with partial gastrectomy and feeding jejunostomy, and the recovery was good. CONCLUSIONS: Unintentional hydrochloric acid ingestion is rare in children. The manifestations masquerade many other clinical conditions, and the diagnosis is difficult in cases in which history of ingestion is not available. Treatment is symptomatic, and emergency surgery is indicated in case of gastrointestinal perforation.
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